Psalms 115:9
O Israel! trust thou in Yahweh, Their help and their shield, is he!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
In Context
8Like unto them, shall be they who make them, Every one who trusteth in them.
10O house of Aaron! trust ye in Yahweh, Their help and their shield, is he!
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:29How happy art thou, O Israel! Who is like unto thee, O people victorious in Yahweh? Thy helpful shield, who also is thy majestic sword,—So that thy foes come cringing unto thee, And, thou, upon their heights, dost march along.
Psalms 37:3Trust in Yahweh, and do good, Dwell in the land, and feed on fidelity;
Psalms 84:11For, a sun and shield, is Yahweh God,—Grace and glory, will Yahweh give, He will not withhold what is good, from them who walk without blame.
Psalms 118:4I pray you! let them who revere Yahweh, say, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
Psalms 130:7Wait, O Israel, for Yahweh,—for, with Yahweh, is lovingkindness, and there aboundeth with him—redemption.
Psalms 135:20O house of Levi! bless Yahweh, Ye that revere Yahweh! bless Yahweh.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 115:2-9
The Absurdity of Idolatry. 1 Not unto us, O Lord , not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. 2 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God? 3 But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. 4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. 5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: 6 They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: 7 They have hands, but they handle not:… Read the whole commentary →